Bernadette is an amazing hair and makeup artist!
I am so glad that Bernadette did my hair and makeup for my wedding! I was so happy with how it turned out, and she did exactly what I asked. From the start, Bernadette was fantastic about being upfront with pricing and making sure she answered any questions I had. It was so nice to have her come to the wedding venue, it made the day so much more relaxed and enjoyable than having to go out to a salon. It was also awesome that she does both hair and makeup (and does both well) because many traveling artists I found only did one or the other. My bridal party was very small (only 3 bridesmaids) so it was great that Bernadette travels even for smaller groups. My hair and my bridesmaids’ hair that she did lasted all day despite the humidity and the different textures and hair types that she had to work with. My makeup and my mom’s makeup lasted all day as well and both came out beautifully. She also was able to do my bridesmaids’ lashes despite them doing their own makeup. The products she used did not make our hair crunchy and it had a touchable feel. During the wedding day, she worked extremely quickly and adjusted anything I wasn’t completely happy with immediately without any problems. Everything came out so beautiful and she has a great personality to be around.
During the hair and makeup trial, she took her time to understand what I was looking for, and made sure to choose products that would work well with my skin (airbrush vs. traditional makeup, etc.) I am extremely pale, but she was able to mix together foundation colors to get my perfect match. I am extraordinarily indecisive, and Bernadette took the time to show me different ways she could do things (ex: upper eyeliner vs. none, different types of hair parts, amount of teasing, etc.) to make sure I was happy and confident in my decisions. After the trail when I changed my mind, she would note what changes I wanted done and made sure to do them on the wedding day. She was fantastic about listening to exactly what I wanted while still giving advice about what she thought would look better. She definitely knows what she’s doing, and I am so happy that she had me try different ways of doing things, which I ended up loving. My hair is extremely difficult to hold a curl, but somehow she got my curls to stay all day (and the next day – after my trial I actually slept with my hair still curled because I was curious how long it would last). It was crazy!
Bernadette was overall awesome for our hair and makeup, and I am so glad I chose her for my wedding!